Yerba Mate Pajarito Special Blend 1kg

Pajarito is one of the most popular and most important brands of yerba mate in Paraguay. This is a smooth blend with a high stem content. Which makes it perfect to brew both hot mate and ice cold, refreshing tereré.

This special blend of yerba mate Pajarito is top quality produced from the first harvest – “pick of the crop” – delicious!

Ingredients: 100% Yerba Mate

Brewing Your Yerba Mate

The tradition of drinking yerba mate is such an important part of the South American culture. Yerba mate is particularly enjoyed in Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil. Typically, it is drunk from a natural gourd (a hollowed out fruit) used as a cup, and then sipped through a metal straw known as a bombilla that has a filtered end to separate the infusion from the yerba leaves.

In Paraguay it is more traditional to enjoy mate or tereré from a Guampa (mate cup made from horn) or a wooden cup, but of course, Paraguayan yerba is just as suited to drinking from a natural gourd, or any other type of mate cup, of course with a bombilla!

With any purchase of loose leaf yerba, full photo instructions will be provided on how to brew the perfect yerba mate. Preparation is key: if you get it right, your yerba will always taste great, and last twice as long. Practice makes perfect! If you’d like to read in advance how to prepare yerba mate, here are our guides.

A good buy

good one, but too much powder.

I've tried other yerbas before, also this one. Pajarito's flavour isn't as strong as others but I also wouldn't call it mild, so I think is a good one for when newbies want to move on to a different yerba. I enjoyed it 'tho; however, I think it has too much powder compared to others. As with Canarias, I feel I'm getting rid of a good amount of flavour by shaking away a good amount of powder. Anyway, I say go for it, has good flavour and aroma.

A decent, value mate.

Good product for the price, I enjoyed the taste and it lasted me for a good month. However, the contents were quite powdery - I would have to shake the gourd with a damp hand 4+ times to ensure that my bombilla wouldn't clog. Therefore, I would recommend this mate to those who don't mind a little extra preparation for a cheaper price.

Online forums were saying, yeah

Online forums were saying, yeah this is a mate for men and either you love it or hate it. Probably not the best choice for someone who just began the journey into mate world, (better to start from something like Rosamonte), I have been warned it tastes like an ashtray or it's tough like a fist and ignoring those comments was a very good choice. I mean it is strong but just like coffee without sugar you expect it to be bitter, it is a lot better than coffee without sugar, does not clog up the bombilla and I used up 1kg within two weeks drinking it like madness. Personally, if I ***** as much coffee I'd be shaking but after Pajarito, nothing. Just a word of warning it may have a different effect on you!!! Overall, one of the best mate's I tried and luckily I have another 1kg pack of it :D